Wine Grape: Greco
Greco is a white wine grape, probably arriving with Greek colonists between 700 and 800 BC. It's mostly grown in southern and central Italy, most importantly in Campania's Greco di Tufo DOCG.
Of the many versions of Greco vines, the most important are divided into two groups. In central Italy (Marche and Umbria) the most grown versions are Maceratino, Grechetto di Todi and Grechetto di Orvieto. In the southern regions of Campania and Calabria the varieties are Greco di Tufo and Greco Bianco.
Synonyms
Greco is also known as Greco di Tufo, Greco di Napoli, Greco della Torre, Greco del Vesuvio, Grieco, Grecula, Maceratino
Where
Italy: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Molise, Puglia
Principal Wines
Italy: Basilicata: Matera DOC; Calabria: Bivongi DOC, Cirò DOC, Greco di Bianco DOC, Lamezia DOC, Melissa DOC, Verbicaro DOC; Campania: Greco di Tufo DOCG, Capri DOC, Irpinia DOC, Penisola Sorrentina DOC, Sannio DOC, Sant-Agat de'Goti or Sant'Agata dei Goti DOC, Taburno DOC; Lazio: Colli Etruschi Viterbesi DOC, Marino DOC, Vignanello DOC; Molise: Molise or del Molise DOC; Puglia: Gravina DOC
Characteristics
Color: Straw yellow with golden hues
Nose: Fruity (ripe peach), Mineral, Vegetal
Palate: Good velvety balance between alcohol and fresh acidity
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